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The best Bangkok riverside hotels range from one of Bangkok’s oldest hotels, the opulent Mandarin Oriental, to the city’s most luxurious retreat, The Siam, and everything in between, from waterfront resorts with swimming pools to sleek boutique hotels offering spectacular temple views. A stay at...

Viroths Hotel Siem Reap was named best hotel in the world this week by Trip Advisor users in the travel site’s annual Traveller’s Choice awards. Curious as to what makes it so special? Here’s the lowdown on Siem Reap’s most stylish boutique hotel. Viroths Hotel...

The best Yangon hotels range from grand colonial-era gems such as The Strand, which has had a recent renovation, and Belmond Governor’s Residence, in a 1920s teak mansion, to a boutique hotel with loft-style duplex suites and a Thai-style luxury hotel with a palm-fringed pool....

The best Dubai beach resorts range from romantic luxury retreats that sprawl along squeaky-soft stretches of sand to big family-friendly hotels with water sports galore and gob-smacking views of Dubai’s iconic sail-shaped Burj Al Arab. It’s that time of year when I start getting questions...

The best Ho Chi Minh City boutique hotels include an audacious new design hotel that wouldn’t be out of place in Barcelona or Bilbao, romantic waterfront retreats on the peaceful Saigon River, and intimate off the beaten track lodgings that ooze French colonial charm. Vietnam’s...

Where to stay in Yogyakarta on Indonesia’s island of Java depends on what your priorities are. But whatever you plan to do, one thing you can be sure of is that you’ll sleep well. Yogyakarta has some fabulous accommodation and it’s fantastic value, too. Where...

These Central Vietnam luxury beach resorts and boutique hotels are some of the best in Southeast Asia, each possessing a distinctive design and architecture, dreamy beach and riverside locations, alluring swimming pools, and immersive activities and excursions, especially of the culinary kind. I have to...

Where to stay in Hanoi is easy – you want to be on, near or overlooking one of Hanoi’s atmospheric lakes. And as luxury and boutique hotels come at such an affordable price in Vietnam, why not stay by the water in style? These are...

Where to stay in Sapa in Northern Vietnam depends on what kind of trip you want. If you’re mixing it up – a trek, day trip, spa, shopping, eating – then stay in Sapa town or close to it. If your focus is the outdoors and...

Where to stay in Chiang Mai is easy. If it’s your first time to Northern Thailand then you need to be in the Old City as gawking at pagodas will be your priority. If you’re a second time visitor, then base yourself on hip Nimmanhaemin...

Where to stay in Seminyak isn’t an easy decision to make with an abundance of luxury lodgings and chic boutique hotels peppering Bali’s most stylish suburb. Our very selective guide includes everything from lavish ocean-side resorts with palm-fringed infinity pools to more affordable design-driven boutique...

Where to stay in Dubai in winter doesn’t have to be limited to the beach. The cooler weather calls for walks in Old Dubai, creekside strolls, getting lost in the souks, gawking at art, picnics in the park, and urban explorations. A seaside hotel with...

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Globetrotting professional travel writing and photography team Lara Dunston and Terence Carter see their life as one big grand tour of the globe. They're going slow, local and experiential; they’ve travelling slowly and sustainably, living like locals, and doing and learning things. Lara and Terence are on a quest to explore more authentic and enriching ways to travel and make travel more meaningful and memorable. Read more about Lara Dunston and Terence Carter.